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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Keith R. Maile, New Brighton, MN (US);
Brendan E. Koop, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Brian L. Schmidt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Michael J. Kane, Roseville, MN (US);
Jacob M. Ludwig, Isanti, MN (US);
Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, MN (US);
Lance E. Juffer, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for testing and configuring implantable medical device systems. A first medical device and a second medical device communicate with one another using test signals configured to provide data related to the quality of the communication signal to facilitate optimization of the communication approach. Some methods may be performed during surgery to implant one of the medical devices to ensure adequate communication availability.